Shortlist 2026
Boutique Firm of the Year
Annerton
Busse Disputes
BUNTSCHECK
VOSSIUS & Partner
KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Hausfeld
Schürmann Rosenthal Dreyer
Feigen · Graf
Deal of the Year
Kirkland & Ellis
Sullivan & Cromwell
A&O Shearman
Gleiss Lutz
White & Case
Hengeler Mueller
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Linklaters
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Deutschland Firm of the Year
Hengeler Mueller
Gleiss Lutz
Luther
Noerr
HEUKING
SKW Schwarz
YPOG
OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte
ESG Firm of the Year
Taylor Wessing
BLOMSTEIN
Schalast Law | Tax
Linklaters
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Hogan Lovells
ARQIS
International Firm of the Year
Sullivan & Cromwell
Latham & Watkins
Clifford Chance
White & Case
CMS
Hogan Lovells
A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie
Lawyer of the Year
Marc Besen, Clifford Chance
Philipp Klöckner, Milbank
Barbara Mayer-Trautmann, Milbank
Sven-Holger Undritz, White & Case
Patrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells
Daniel Krause, Krause & Kollegen
Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
Marketing Team of the Year
Clifford Chance
Hogan Lovells
act legal
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Luther
A&O Shearman
Ashurst
Taylor Wessing
Next Generation Partner of the Year
Simon Reitz, Clifford Chance
Henning Hilke, Hengeler Mueller
Katja Schramm, Posser Spieth
Axel Wittmann, Clifford Chance
Woldemar Häring, White & Case
Pascal Schumacher, Noerr
Sandra Orlikowski-Wolf, Loschelder
Sarah Blazek, Noerr
Senior Partner of the Year
Carsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell
Winfried Carli, Goodwin
Andreas Hahn, OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte
Roger Mann, Damm & Mann
Gordian Hasselblatt, CMS
Alexandra Hagelüken, Latham & Watkins
Peter Bräutigam, Noerr
Ralph Wollburg, Linklaters
Thomas Burmeister, White & Case
Hubertus Baumeister, BBG und Partner
Up-and-coming Young Firm of the Year
Cattwyk
Epic Legal
Aitava
c.r.p. law.
ELP
DREYENBERG
ARKTIK Legal
In-house Team of the Year
TUI
Allianz Technology
KfW
Siemens
Talanx
In-house ESG Champion
Dr. Hilda Schneider, DHL Group
Jenny Lux, Roche Pharma
Marcus Heppner, STADA Arzneimittel
Ingo Könler-Bartels, Sodexo
Dr. Manuel Steinhilber, Novo Nordisk
In-house M&A Team of the Year
Acquinex
AURELIUS Private Equity
FUNKE Mediengrouppe
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe
Deutsche Beteiligungs
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Dr. Wolfgang Bartels, Mercedes Benz
Dr. Andreas Liepe, BMW Group
Prof. Dr. Andreas Felder, Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co.
Kathrin Popow, AIG Europe
Dr. Astrid Wortberg, Novartis Business Services
Antitrust
Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz
Thorsten Mäger, Hengeler Mueller
Ingo Brinker, White & Case
Marc Besen, Clifford Chance
Martin Sura, Hogan Lovells
Michael Esser, Latham & Watkins
Ann-Christin Richter, Hausfeld
Albrecht Bach, OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte
Antitrust Team of the Year
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Latham & Watkins
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Hogan Lovells
Hausfeld
OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte
Glade Michel Wirtz – Corporate & Competition
White & Case
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Christof Häfner, Clifford Chance
Andreas Dehio, Linklaters
Sibylle Münch, Latham & Watkins
Thomas Weitkamp, Latham & Watkins
Thomas Ingenhoven, Milbank
Barbara Mayer-Trautmann, Milbank
Walter Uebelhoer, A&O Shearman
Simon Reitz, Clifford Chance
Dirk Bliesener, Hengeler Mueller
Christian Schmies, Hengeler Mueller
Banking and Finance Team of the Year
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Clifford Chance
Greenberg Traurig
Dechert
King & Spalding
Annerton
A&O Shearman
CMS
Capital Markets
Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Philipp Klöckner, Milbank
David Rath, Latham & Watkins
Oliver Seiler, Latham & Watkins
Marc Plepelits, A&O Shearman
Karsten Wöckener, White & Case
Carsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell
Clemens Rechberger, Sullivan & Cromwell
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
Alexander Schlee, Linklaters
Cristina Freudenberger, Clifford Chance
Rüdiger Malaun, Latham & Watkins
Alexander Lentz, Latham & Watkins
Capital Markets Team of the Year
Sullivan & Cromwell
Linklaters
White & Case
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Clifford Chance
Hogan Lovells
A&O Shearman
Compliance
Compliance Lawyer of the Year
Benno Schwarz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Sebastian Lach, Hogan Lovells
Christian Pelz, Noerr
Eike Bicker, Gleiss Lutz
Heiner Hugger, Clifford Chance
Nicolai Behr, Baker McKenzie
Christian Beer, Pohlmann & Company
Tim Nikolas Müller, A&O Shearman
Cäcilie Lüneborg, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz
Compliance Team of the Year
Hengeler Mueller
White & Case
DLA Piper
Clifford Chance
Baker McKenzie
A&O Shearman
Pohlmann & Company
Gleiss Lutz
Hogan Lovells
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Kristina Klaaßen-Kaiser, Linklaters
Marco Carbonare, Linklaters
Harald Selzner, Noerr
Anthony Cross, Eversheds Sutherland
Thomas Krecek, Clifford Chance
Ansgar Rempp, Jones Day
Carsten Berrar, Sullivan & Cromwell
Corporate and M&A Team of the Year
Jones Day
Clifford Chance
Hengeler Mueller
Linklaters
SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz
Latham & Watkins
CMS
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Sullivan & Cromwell
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Alexandra Diehl, Clifford Chance
Jennifer Bryant, Noerr
Nata Ghibradze, Hogan Lovells
Daniel Busse, Busse Disputes
Heiko Haller, Baker McKenzie
Julia Grothaus, Linklaters
Richard Happ, Luther
Moritz Keller, Clifford Chance
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Team of the Year
Busse Disputes
Baker McKenzie
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Hogan Lovells
Luther
Noerr
Clifford Chance
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year
Andrea Leufgen, Gleiss Lutz
Detleff Haß, Hogan Lovells
Tobias Höfling, Baker McKenzie
Michael Kremer, Clifford Chance
Alena McCorkle, Latham & Watkins
Markus Meier, Hengeler Mueller
Rupert Bellinghausen, Linklaters
Stefan Zeyher, SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz
Thomas Gädtke, DLA Piper
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Team of the Year
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz
Clifford Chance
Pinsent Masons
DLA Piper
Energy
Energy Lawyer of the Year
Holger Stappert, Luther
Tibor Fedke , Noerr
Mathias Elspaß, Clifford Chance
Holger Kraft, CMS
Thomas Schulz, Linklaters
Markus Böhme, Taylor Wessing
Jacob von Andreae, Gleiss Lutz
Carla Luh, Hogan Lovells
Energy Team of the Year
Clifford Chance
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
CMS
A&O Shearman
Luther
Norton Rose Fulbright
Osborne Clarke
Healthcare
Healthcare Lawyer of the Year
Thilo Räpple, Baker McKenzie
Stephan Rau, Greenberg Traurig
Roland Wiring, CMS
Monika Emilia Richter, McDermott Will & Schulte
Deniz Tschammler, Latham & Watkins
Ulf Grundmann, King & Spalding
Jörg Schickert, Hogan Lovells
Adem Koyuncu, Covington & Burling
Healthcare Team of the Year
Greenberg Traurig
Hogan Lovells
Taylor Wessing
Gleiss Lutz
DLA Piper
Clifford Chance
Luther
A&O Shearman
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Ingo Jung, CBH Rechtsanwälte
Marcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Arwed Burrichter, Cohausz & Florack
Tilman Müller-Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg
Frederik Thiering, Bird & Bird
Gordian Hasselblatt, CMS
Michael Goldmann, Harte-Bavendamm
Christof Augenstein, Kather Augenstein
Intellectual Property Team of the Year
Lubberger Lehment
NORDEMANN
VOSSIUS & Partner
Bird & Bird
Bardehle Pagenberg
Cohausz & Florack
Hoffmann Eitle
Harte-Bavendamm
Danckelmann & Kerst
Employment
Employment Lawyer of the Year
Hans-Peter Löw, DLA Piper
Ulrike Schweibert, Schweibert Leßmann & Partner
Tobias Pusch, Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
Wolfgang Lipinski, Seitz
Steffen Krieger, Gleiss Lutz
Henriette Norda, DLA Piper
Gerlind Wisskirchen, CMS
Michael Kliemt, KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Björn Gaul, CMS
Employment Team of the Year
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
Seitz
Taylor Wessing
Littler
Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law
Noerr
Taylor Wessing
Luther
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Private Equity and Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year
Norman Röchert, Taylor Wessing
Benjamin Leyendecker, Kirkland & Ellis
Daniel Prexler, Noerr
Georg Linde, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Verena Stenzel, POELLATH
Astrid Krüger, A&O Shearman
Dennis Gehnen, GSK Stockmann
Benjamin Ullrich, YPOG
Private Equity and Venture Capital Team of the Year
Milbank
Latham & Watkins
Hengeler Mueller
CMS
Hogan Lovells
Gleiss Lutz
Kirkland & Ellis
Clifford Chance
Noerr
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Public Law
Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Alexander Csaki, Bird & Bird
Stephan Rechten, ADVANT Beiten
Dirk Uwer, Hengeler Mueller
Ute Jasper, HEUKING
Michael Brüggemann, Taylor Wessing
Wolfram Krohn, Dentons
Markus Deutsch, Dolde Mayen & Partner
Ulrich Karpenstein, Redeker Sellner Dahs
Public Law Team of the Year
OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte
Redeker Sellner Dahs
POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS
Dolde Mayen & Partner
Luther
Bird & Bird
Hengeler Mueller
Kapellmann & Partner
Gleiss Lutz
Real Estate and Construction
Real Estate and Construction Lawyer of the Year
Annette Pospich, Noerr
Wolfram H. Krüger, Linklaters
Tobias Strohmeier, Hogan Lovells
Florian Rösch, Greenberg Traurig
Markus Zeibig, Noerr
Martin Krause, CMS
Klaus Eschenbruch, Kapellmann & Partner
Wolfgang Abel, LUTZ | ABEL
Real Estate and Construction Team of the Year
Clifford Chance
Greenberg Traurig
A&O Shearman
CMS
GSK Stockmann
HEUSSEN
Breyer Rechtsanwälte
Kapellmann & Partner
Restructuring
Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
Andreas Ziegenhagen, Dentons
Sven Tischendorf, act legal
Sven Prüfer, A&O Shearman
Dorothee Prosteder, Noerr
Kolja von Bismarck, Clifford Chance
Sven-Holger Undritz, White & Case
Mathias Eisen, Milbank
Andreas Spahlinger, Gleiss Lutz
Restructuring Team of the Year
Gleiss Lutz
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
act legal
Clifford Chance
A&O Shearman
CMS
Dentons
White & Case
Tax
Tax Lawyer of the Year
Johannes Frey, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Markus Ernst, Hengeler Mueller
Tim Drach, A&O Shearman
Nadia Altenburg, Bluebird Legal & Tax
Oliver Rosenberg, Linklaters
Thomas Kleinheisterkamp, Milbank
Felix Mühlhäuser, Clifford Chance
Tax Team of the Year
Flick Gocke Schaumburg
A&O Shearman
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Linklaters
Milbank
Clifford Chance
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Tech and Media
Tech and Media Lawyer of the Year
Pietro Graf Fringuelli, CMS
Martin Diesbach, Fieldfisher
Christoph Wagner, Morrison Foerster
Stefan Engels, DLA Piper
Tobias Schubert, Hengeler Mueller
Thomas Thalhofer, Noerr
Michael Schmidl, Baker McKenzie
Markus Körner, Bird & Bird
Robert Heine, Raue
Viola Bensinger, Greenberg Traurig
Gregor Schmid, Taylor Wessing
Tech and Media Team of the Year
Raue
Greenberg Traurig
Schürmann Rosenthal Dreyer
Taylor Wessing
Noerr
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
CMS
Baker McKenzie
Trade and Distribution
Trade and Distribution Lawyer of the Year
Florian Unseld, Hogan Lovells
Patrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells
Ulf Wauschkuhn, Baker Mckenzie
Eric Wagner, Gleiss Lutz
Bärbel Sachs, Noerr
Steffen Gaber, Luther
Gerald Gräfe, CMS
Sylvia Ebersberger, DLA Piper
Trade and Distribution Team of the Year
Luther
Hogan Lovells
Noerr
Baker Mckenzie
Taylor Wessing
CMS
Gleiss Lutz
Clifford Chance
Cattwyk